90 Day Fiance couple Larissa Dos Santos Lima and Eric Nichols appear to have a stronger relationship than ever on Season 5 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?, but did the couple eventually break up or are they still together and happy? What's the latest?
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[90 Day Fiance Spoiler Warning: This article features spoilers on whether Larissa and Eric split or are still dating heading into 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?'s fifth-season Tell-All on TLC].
Following her divorce from Colt Johnson in January 2019, Larissa moved on with a "handsome" new boyfriend, Eric, whom she debuted on social media in February of that year.RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOW: WHO IS STILL TOGETHER? WHO HAS SPLIT? WHERE ARE THEY KNOW? (PHOTOS)
Larissa met Eric on Tinder and gushed to her Instagram followers about his good looks and sweet personality.
Colt and Larissa's divorce was finalized in April 2019 and she expressed joy over being done with that relationship, but then her romance with Eric went in a downward spiral.
Larissa announced she had split from Eric in September 2019 after eight months of dating.
Larissa said there were no hard feelings at the time, but Eric claimed he was shocked and blindsided by Larissa's announcement of their breakup on social media.
Eric had changed his Instagram bio to read, "Dumpedbyagirlon9/11? Thru a post? My mother saw 2 calltotell me about?"
Things also appeared to get messy when Larissa filed a police report against Eric in September 2019 citing harassment, according to The Blast.
"Larissa doesn't want to speak about it anymore because she wants Eric to go away and doesn't want to give him the fame he's thirsty for," a source told Us Weekly about the case.
"Eric gave out her number to other women, and they were calling and texting and harassing her nonstop, so she changed her number."
Larissa also told the magazine of her breakup, "I'm done with men and men trying to exploit me."
However, Larissa and Eric were shown talking things out and getting back together on Season 5 of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?, which premiered in June.
RELATED LINK: '90 DAY FIANCE' COUPLES NOWThe season began with Larissa living the single life and pursuing a Green Card on her own to stay in America, but she said she realized she still had a place in her heart for Eric.
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"My feeling for Eric is above all my relationships and bigger than I have felt with Colt. I always was in love with Eric when we are dating, but I decide to break up with him because of all the kind of relationship problems, and I thought that he [didn't] admire me anymore," Larissa said in a confessional.
"But I miss being in a relationship with him because Eric isn't perfect but he always tried to help me out when we were together and he doesn't judge me for anything that [I've done] in my life."
After two months of not speaking to Eric at all, Larissa asked her ex to meet up with her at a restaurant so they could hash things out.
Eric confessed he "felt used" by Larissa, but she told her ex that she had blocked him because she still had feelings for him and wanted to try to move on. Eric, however, also said Larissa had spread some nasty rumors about him and drove him crazy.
In addition, Eric alleged Larissa had given his phone number out -- not to mention Larissa had even filed a police report against him.
"After I broke up with Eric, some girls called me, [sent] a message, calling my butt 'cheesy butt.' I thought that was Eric that sent to the girls my phone number. So I had to make a police report against him. So this was just protective for me," Larissa explained on the show.
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Larissa apologized to Eric for filing the police report and insisted she was just scared at the time. Eric said he didn't want to go back on the same path and have the same problems.
Larissa acknowledged their relationship got a little tired and they essentially became friends and roommates living with each other towards the end. Eric agreed he and Larissa stopped having sex because they lost the spark and focused too much on their problems.
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"When we were good, we were good... I just feel we should take things a lot more slowly... We need to communicate a lot better and not get so frustrated with each other," Eric told Larissa. "I just don't want to fight like we used to."
Eric claimed he just wanted to make Larissa happy, and so Larissa gushed to the cameras, "The heart wants what [it wants], so I am very hopeful that we can work. I hope we can leave all the problems in the past and everything will be happy."
Larissa's best friend Carmen didn't approve of Larissa's decision to take Eric back, so Carmen kicked her out of her house. As a result, Larissa decided to move into Eric's Las Vegas house and stay in his guest room.
Larissa then discovered Eric had trash-talked her to his family, friends and even strangers when they were broken up, but Eric apologized and said he acted out of pain and a broken heart.
As a result, Larissa decided to forgive Eric and move forward with their relationship. The pair worked on improving their relationship and communication, and Eric set out to prove to his girlfriend that he's not cheap.
Eric then agreed to "invest" in Larissa's plastic surgery transformation by providing the money upfront to pay for her breast augmentation and nose job.
Larissa went through with her physical transformation, and Eric stayed by her side following surgery.
Eric told the cameras he didn't realize how much he loved and cared for Larissa until he saw her hurting and in pain.
"The stress level of everything, it made me realize, 'We really care about each other.' I know she cares about me enough to want me to take care of her, and I know I care about her enough to want to take care of her. So it tells me that this is a big bond," Eric said in the latest episode.
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Eric looked forward to sleeping with Larissa again, saying it was going to be "worth the wait" and her recovery time would give him time to prepare for their revived sex life.
However, Larissa's recovery took longer than anticipated and she was in pain for quite a while.
Two months after Larissa's surgery, Eric said Larissa seemed to appreciate him a lot more. He felt they had become closer and then Larissa debuted her new look to two friends, Carmen and Hannah, and said she felt great about her body and new face.
Larissa confirmed at this point she and Eric were having more sex after her surgeries, but Eric pointed out, "Not enough."
Eric added however, "Things are good -- better than they've been."
Carmen thought Eric had done a great job of taking care of Larissa, so she had come around to the idea of them dating. Larissa also revealed she and Eric were sleeping in the same room but in different beds.
Larissa disclosed her Green Card was still processing, and Eric said they had a lot to figure out before thinking about getting married.
So did Larissa and Eric stay together or has the 90 Day Fiance couple split since Larissa altered her appearance?
Larissa and Eric are still together and appear to be happy!On July 12, 2020 Larissa posted a sexy photo with Eric in which they were both wearing bathing suits.
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"I believe now it's official #90dayfiance In the brief time of my break up with @ericjosephnichols there were many people, many whom I used to be close to, that tried to turn Eric against me," Larissa wrote alongside the image.
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On August 22, Larissa posted cute videos of Eric and herself dancing and singing together in a kitchen.
"By your side smiling, is where I always want to be. @ericjosephnichols Heartbreak Beat
Song by @pfurs #90dayfiance #90dayfiancehappilyeverafter #tlc #pychedelicfurs #80s #loveislove #90diasparacasar," Larissa captioned the videos, adding heart emojis and smiling emoticons.
In early September, Eric posted a still-shot of Larissa and himself from a scene that aired on 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?.
"I've met my match @larissalimareal #tlc #90dayfiancememes #90dayfiancehappilyeverafter," Eric captioned the picture, adding a red heart emoji and an angel emoticon to his post.
And after the September 13 episode of 90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After?'s fifth season aired and showed Eric taking care of his girlfriend following her major plastic-surgery procedures, Larissa gushed about him on Instagram.
"Thank you [Eric] for so much love taking care of me [through] my recovery," Larissa wrote.
And in even bigger news, Larissa and Eric are leaving Las Vegas and moving to Colorado together!
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On September 17, Eric announced on Instagram he has sold his home in Las Vegas.
"I just closed & finalizes the sale of my house today! Thank you @david_j_sells_las_vegas & here comes @larissalimareal & I @cityofcos [Peace,] Vegas," Eric wrote on his own Instagram account.
And Larissa made it known she and Eric are making this major life change together.
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When one of Larissa's followers asked why she's moving to a "different" place like Colorado, Larissa replied, "My YouTube channel, I'll explain why."
Larissa teased her new YouTube channel will be coming "soon."
Larissa had teased she'd be leaving Las Vegas for months, but fans had no idea Eric was part of those plans all along.
On September 18, Larissa also made a follow-up posting on Instagram showing the couple posing in front of a U-Haul moving van, apparently departing Vegas.
"Time to say goodbye Vegas," she captioned the photo. "#newbeginning #colorado #cosprings."
Larissa, however, was arrested at Eric's home just as she and Eric were about to take off in their U-Haul for Colorado, according to Entertainment Tonight.
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TMZ reported Larissa was arrested on September 19 and released on her own recognizance, which means the 90 Day Fiance star did not have to post bail as long as she agreed to sign a document stating she will appear at all upcoming court proceedings.
"Hi everyone, I am here with Eric Nichols [right now], @LarissaLimaReal just got arrested buy ICE when she was about to leave their house and move to Colorado," Larissa's friend and former roommate Carmen Nys wrote in an Instagram Story on September 19, according to Us.
"We have no clue why. I want to let her family, fans and friends know that we are going there right now and as soon, as I have more info I will keep you guys posted. Send prayers."
The next day, Larissa's representative said Larissa had been released from ICE custody after her legal team worked "meticulously" to clear up the "misunderstanding."
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Larissa's representative originally suggested Larissa was in the clear by saying the ICE agents had just been checking on Larissa's immigration status.
But based on Larissa's Homeland Security documents, the Brazilian reality TV star has been "placed in removal proceedings" in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act, TMZ reported.
Larissa is scheduled to attend a hearing soon to determine whether she'll have to surrender for removal from the United States.
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